The Weekly Ghroniele.
Published at The Dalles, Oregon, every Saturday
ac f iju per year in advance.
THE INDIAN POLICY.
The policy of the government in deal
ing with its Indian wards, ia of a piece
' with all its other business. The Indian
department is ran on the old slow coach
plan, and the secretary of war as far as
Indian fighting is concerned, at least, is
a hundred year behind the times. Day
after day, telegrams have been sent by
the secretary to General Schofield, to
"avoid bloodshed." Schofield in turn has
telegraphed Miles, "avoid bloodshed."
The secretary seems to think the only
proper way to fight Indians is that prac
ticed by Braddock, to give the Indians
the first bite. It is necessary in order
to arouse the United States to a proper
sense of her dignity, and her duty, to
knock her down. The first blow is half
the battle, and the government being
the larger always gives the Indians that
little advantage. There is only one way
to manage the Indian, and that is by
force. He recognizes no other authority,
and fears no law but force, but he un
derstands that thoroughly. The govern
ment deals with him as an equal, makes
treaties with his tribes as free and inde
pendent nations, treats with him as a
king one day, and holds him - up as an
object of charity the next, calls him a
ward, yet acknowledges him as an equal.
It is all wrong. Whatever promises
the government makes him should be
kept, but few should be made. His
offences are condoned until he thinks
the government is afraid of him, and
when he murders a lot of inoffensive set
tlers, the department telegraphies out
not to hurt him, and to avoid blood
shed. . It is no wonder after years of
treatment of this kind he is hard to
manage. It would be a good thing could
some of the rabbid humanitarians, like
Vincent Colyer for instance, and such
representatives of the war department
who are so tender of the Indians blood,
be sent out now to quell the Sioux.
Such a force armed with dried apples
and the doxology might do theoretically,
but if they avoided bloodshed it would
be because they were remarkably good
runners.
LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE.
The report of the commission which
located the drydock at Port Orchard, on
Pneret sound, crave as one reason for not
selecting the Columbia river that its
commerce did not equal that of Puget
sound.- No consideration seemed to be
taken of the fact that when the Colum
bia river is improved at the Cascades
and The Dalles, as is contemplated, the
commerce of the Columbia river will
treble that of Puget sound every year,
The commerce of that stream now is
something wonderful when it is realized
, that only a third of the distance of the
stream is open to ocean craft, and that
the productive country to the east of
the Cascades is yet awaiting an outlet
through that river, and that it cannot
reach the sea through any other water
channel save the Columbia. It is not
surprising that the commerce of Puget
sound at the present time exceeds that
of the Columbia river, but when the ob
stacles to navigation are removed, as
thev no doubt will be in time, the Col
umbia can then present reasons for the
location of a naval station at some point
on its banks which will far outweigh
those which located the dry dock on the
sound.; Oregonian. .
Portland is beginning to make some
discoveries. To use the language of the
Oregonian of Sunday in an editorial con
cerning the Cascade locks, it has found
that: "Experience teaches many
things that the average man will learn
in no other way." For years the press
of Eastern Oregon has tried to
force the knowledge of the benefits to be
derived bv Portland from an open river
onto Portland's notice. She would not
.have it. She had been wooed by the
railroads and became their mistress.
She has discovered her mistake "by ex
perience," but as is usual in such cases,
the experience comes late and costs her
dear. It has cost her the dry dock. It
will cost her the naval station, since the
commerce of the sound will have grown
into immense proportions before the
Columbia is opened.
Senator Mitchell's bill for a boat rail
way here passed the senate all right but
will without doubt be "hung up," in the
house. One of the easiest ways of de
feating a bill is to have a proper under
standing of the currents and counter
currents of congress because by them
bills are carried safely to their haven or
wrecked on a pitiless shore. Those bills
most necessary to pass are put off from
time to time, their champion cannot
catch the eye of the speaker, and they
go over for the session. Some pet meas
ure of some political crank, like Conger's
lard bill, can occupy the attention of
congress for months, but it is extremely
doubtful if Mitchell's boat railway bill
will see daylight in the house. It took
congress fifteen years to forfeit a small
fraction of the Northern Pacific land
grant, but it can introduce and pass a
bill granting a railroad company right of
way through Indian reservations be
tween daylight and dark.
Monday's dispatches brought the
rumor that General Miles had been killed
by the Indians near Pine Ridge Agency.
Whether or not this is true, is of course
unknown yet ; but all the circumstances
of the trouble for the past three or four
days indicate that it is. General Miles
appreciated the situation thoroughly,
and Saturday his reports show that he
was seriously alarmed, that he felt Pine
Ridge ' was in grave danger, and that
danger immediate. Being, a brave and
gallant soldier his anxiety would have
led him to take many risks, in trying to
protect the pface, and this if he is killed
is probably what brought him into dan
ger. We sincerely hope the rumor may
prove false, but knowing the Indian
character, and knowing that any risk
would be taken by the Indians to get the
white chief, we cannot help but believe
the statement is true.
The Union Pacific management state
that their company has paid Its propor
tion of the wages and expenses of grad
ing the new line from Portland to the
Sound, and that the money due the
laborers in Portland, is due and owing
from the Great Northern. This is sim
ply subterfuge. If the companies were
Sn partnership in constructing the line;
ither is responsible for the bills. As a
.matter of fact the men did not know,
were not supposed to know, what com
binations of capital were -behind' the
work, and they should be paid, and
that too, by the Union Pacific It can
settle its business with the Great North
ern afterwards. In the meaiwhile, it is
working a hardship on men illy able to
bear the delay, and it is throwing on
Portland a burthen that taxes her gen
erosity heavily.
LOOKING OUT FOR US.
The following special to the Oregonian
from Washington indicates that the
department are not allowed to rest on
their oars, and that the Oregon delega
tion is looking after their business and
our interests :
The commissioner of the general land
office, who is preparing his instructions
to registers and receivers on the for
feited Northern Pacific lands, avs in
reference to the second section that it
confirms to the city of Portland the
riparian rights and certain land sought
to be conveyed by the Northern Pacific
Railroad company. This the law ex
pressly provides, "and the statement of
the commissioner only shows that the
lawyers of the department so construe
the law.
It took a year to get out the instruc
tions to land officers when the Oregon
Central grant was forfeited before the
land officers could receive entries. It
would have taken nearly as long had the
Oregon delegation not been so persistent
in urging the interior department officials
to act in the case of the Northern Pacific
forfeiture case. There has not been a
week since the passage of the bill that
some member of the delegation has not
visited the department on this business.
Added to this the following dispatch
of the same day, makes the situation
seem much more cheerful :
The secretary of the interior has ap
proved the instructions submitted by the
commissioner 01 tne general lana omce
under the railroad forfeiture act of
September 29th last.
The election bill is off, and silver is in
the saddle. There seems to be a genuine
fear on the part of the gold bugs that it
will ride the country's finances across
lots to the dogs ; but the silver men
claim to know what they are doing, and
insist that free coinage is the proper
thing. We do not pretend to know,
what effect the passage of a free coinage
act will have. We have seen the
prophesies of the gold bug set at naught
only a few months ago, and the silver go
out of the country when they insisted
that it would be flooded with foreign
metal, and we have seen silver go down
when its friends said it was bound to go
up. As far as we are concerned silver is
good enough for us, it is the poor man's
money, and most uncomfortably scarce
and hard to get at that. We know that
silver is scarce and change hard to get,
and we believe the passage of the bill
will give general satisfaction to the pro
ducer. There can be no doubt but that
the free coinage bill will pass, and if its
effects are not beneficial we see no reason
why it cannot, be repealed.
The Washington legislature meets to.
morrow that of Oregon next Monday
The fact that they are in session, at the
same time will enable them to investi
gate the matter of opening the Columbia
river, and to take joint action thereon
Washington is as much interested in this
question as Oregon, in fact more so since
she raises considerably more wheat, and
consequently has greater need of unlim
ited transportation facilities. We hope
to see a committee appointed from each
legislature to meet at the locks, and to
examine into the matter of completing
them, and of building a portage rail
road. : These committees can probably
agree upon some plan of action and the
two states by uniting can do something
towards obtaining that relief which the
general government seems indisposed to
grant.
Secretary Blaine does not seem to have
given entire satisfaction to the adminis
tration in his handling of the Behring
sea question, and it is feared that his
position is such that only war or a
square back down can settle it. It is
unfortunate that so untenable a position
has been taken, and if this country is in
the wrong, it is big enough, and. we
hope has manliness enongh, to say so.
There is nothing disgraceful in acknowl
edging an error, indeed it is the distin
guishing mark of the gentleman to do so.
England and America are so tied to
gether commercially that neither can af
ford to go to war with the other, nor is
there any reason why they should do so.
The dispatches yesterday state that
Hunt has at last floated $2,000,000 of his
bond. This is indeed good news, and
we hope true. There is no doubt but
that Hunt will build the road down the
Columbia in the spring if he has the
money, and this would give relief to the
Inland Empire, giving the citizens of
Eastern Oregon a chance to get out of
the clutches of Jay Gould. Under his
management salaries of employes have
been. cut down, and the service to the
public put in that condition known in
vulgar parlance as "rotten." The Un
ion Pacifi,c has no friends now, and
when the opoprtunity arrives those who
are passive now will prove bitter and
aggressive enemies.
The Washington legislature meets to
day, and will be ready to begin active
business probably by next Monday. One
of the first things it should attend to is
the appointing a committee to examine
into the matter of obstructions to navi
gation of the Columbia, especially at the
Cascade locks aid at The Dalles. Wash
ington is as much interested in this
matter as Oregon, and her legislature
will not have performed its duty to the
eastern portion of the state if it adjourns
without making some effort to open the
river to navigation. The session will be
short and this should be done at once.
The idea is rapidly obtaing among the
American producers that alien invest
ments are a curse to the nation ; that
the tribute obtained as dividends or in
terests are taken from this country to
enrich another. If England has plenty
of money, let it be used in bettering the
condition of her ever-increasing paupers,
and not to bring disgrace and distress
upon the people of other nations.
The National farmer's alliance is urg
ing the necessity of sending additional
organizers into Oregon, Washington and
other states. The recent success of this
new party has made it confident of
future victories and it ia gaining con
verts daily. It will be quite an element
in Oregon politics at the next election.
In Washington it is making rapid strides
and already a number of newspapers are
announced as its official organ. There
will ' be some remarkable political
changes inside the next two years.
A loving act does
blazing exhortation.
more good than a
OUR UNARMED MELITIA.
While congress is agitating the matter
of Coast defenses, and the question of
protecting property from- a foreign
enemy thereby, and the Navy depart
ment is building immense warships
lately for the protection of onr harbors
it might be well for the state govern
ments to look after their internal affairs.
The breaking out of the rebellion found
most of the states without a proper
militia, New York alone being a nota
ble exception, and through this meitia
organization she was able to put troops
in the field at once. These troops were
in a sense raw material, but as com
pared with those of most of the
other states they were veterans. Since
then every state has some form of organ
ized militia, and it is the proper thing
for them to have. This militia forms
in time of war a nucleus for an army
furnishes dnll-masters for. the raw re
cruits, and enables the state to soon put
her recruits in shape for battle. Oregon
has an excellent militia svstem, hut it
lacks one thing, and that is equipment
The Oregon militia are poorly and in
sufficiently armed, are only half uni
formed and in fact for all practical pur
poses are not of much force. If one of
the company's was ordered out to-morrow,
they could not find a canteen, a
haversack, a blanket or an overcoat,
unless indeed, each member should
furnish his own. The state should fur
nish all these things except the arms
and ammunition and these should be
furnished by the general government,
and that too unstintedly. Ammunition
should be furnished for target practice,
and some inducements offered to keep
the spirit of the militia alive. While it
is not probable that we should have any
Indian trouble here, such a thing is
easily possible. There is no doubt but
that the Sioux have sent runners to all
the tribes in the west, and while no
open demonstrations have been made no
one can say but that some of our Indians
may be carried away by the fanatic be
lievers in theIessiah craze to such an
extent as to render military force nec
essary to keep them quiet. That a run
ner has visited the Indians here is be
yond question, since they speak freely'
of it, and while these Indians will prob
ably take but little stock in him, there
is no telling what may happen in the
sparsely settled portions of South Eas
tern Oregon. . For this reason the legis
lature should provide at the coming
session for placing the militia of the
state on a better footing. It should
provide for furnishing all supplies
necessary to place them in the field at a
moments . notice. They should have
overcoats, tents, and all other necessary
supplies, for without them they would
be unable to act. It would require but
a small amount to place the few regi
ments in condition for taking the field
on a few hours notice, and it should be
done.
THAT STEAMBOAT LINE.
The board of trade made both the
woolen mill matter and the proposed
steamboat line, the special orders of bus
iness for their meeting Saturday night.
Both matters are important, but in our
opiuion, the steamboat line is the most
important measure to the whole people,
that has ever been before them. It
should receive the first consideration,
and some plan should be perfected at
once by which the scheme will be con
sumated. It will trive as through rates
from the east, bring the Northern Pa
cific into competition with the U. P,
and cause the latter to treat us as if we
were entitled to some consideration
With a steamboat line m operation we
fancy the Baker could arrange to run
with the river at its present age and
in its present condition. Jay Gould
would suddenly discover that Klickitat
and Skamania counties were entitled to
some decent transportation facilities,
and that the patrons of the road from
Pendleton to Portland deserved a decent
passenger service. V e fancy, that Mi
sread of running double headers at night,
over the only portion of the short ' line
that is well settled, that at least one day
train would be put on, and that the peo
ple who are now treated like dogs would
receive some recognition at the hands of
the company. A corporation has been
defined to be an artificial person without
a body to be kicked or a soul to be con
demned, which is true enough, but for
all business purposes, fortunately it has
a heart its pocket. Touch that ana
you have opened a living fountain of
sympathy, a well spring of joy.. Its
pocket is its heart, the coin of the realm
its blood, and the only way to bring it
to its senses and prevent its excesses is
to applv the old remedy of venesection.
The boat line will be a factor in estab
lishing factoris here and should there
fore receive the hrst attention.
Col. Forsythe has been again placed in
command of his regiment by General
Miles. Jt seems that his Deing relieved
at all was a mistake, the secretary of
war having through the protestations of
the ultra humanitarians, been induced
to telegraph General Schofield to inquire
into the matter of killing the Indian
women and children. His instructions
to Miles were such that the latter" re
moved Col. Forsythe but reinstated him
at once when he had the authority to do
so. There seems to be only one way of
satisfying people of the extreme east in
an Indian war and that is to allow the
Indian to slaughter the troops indiscrimi
nately. The gallant Custer and his
brave boys won undying fame by being
killed. Had the battle gone 'the other
way and a like number of Indians been
killed by him, the chances are that he
would have been court martialed, and
dismissed the service. The history of
Indian warfare of the past thirty years,
proves that this statement is true, and
that to kill an Indian is unsoldierly, to
be killed by an Indian, a special privi
lege.
All of the papers of the Inland Em
pire are hot on the track of "an open
river to the sea." Now, it behooves the
people to take an interest in thissmatter
and if they will unite in one long
pull, a strong pull, and a pull together,
an open river to the sea will be ours
to enjoy. It is our right and that is the
reasen we demand it. East Oregonian.
The discharged Union Pacific em
ployes are promised their pay by the
company, but promisee, so far, is all
they have received. Jay Gould has
been termed the "little wizard," and In
this case he is showing to an inter
ested but impatient audience the trick
of "now vou see It, and now yon don't,"
HE GETS THE INDIANS.
President Harrison Approves General
. Miles' Suggestion and Turns the
Indian Reservations Over.
The Ghost Dancers at Guthrie
to Material and the Attempt
a Failure.
Fail
is
After Investigation of the Wounded
Knee Affair General Forsythe is
Restored to Command.
NO BATTLE YET.
All are Anxious to Attack the Hostlles
Gen. Brooke Establishes Headquar
ters at Wounded Knee.
Dknvkb, Col., Jan. 7. A Neits corres
pondent at the camp on White Clay creek
wires : "No new developments occurred
at this point. All are anxiously waiting
for the word to attack the hostiles."
General Brooke and staff are encamped
at Wounded Knee where thev have es
tablished the headquarters of the depart-
ment of the Platte.
iast mgnt a picket rode into camp
and said that a band of Indians had
tried to surprise the pickets by firing
upon them from behind a pile of rocks.
As the night was dark the number of
Indians was not known, but judging
from the number of shots fired there
must have been at least twenty. Two
troops of cavalry hurried to the scene
but on their arrival they could find no
Indians. During the firing one of the
pickets was slightly wounded.
GIVEN TO THE MILITARY.
e President Turns the Reservations
Over to the Care of the Army.
Washington, Jan. 7. The president
has approved General Miles' suggestion
that the Standing Rock, Rosebud, Pine
Ridge, Cheyenne River and Tongue
River Indian reservations be temporarily
placed under military control. Telegram
sent him last night by Gen. Schofield
giving him full authority to act.
COL. FORSYTHE IN COMMAND.
The Cant of Non-Fighter at Washington
Fall to Keep Him Down.
Washington, Jan. 7. General Scho
field said this morning that the court
of inquiry for the further investigation
of ColoneJ Forsythe's action at Wounded
Knee creek had been dissolved but he
had no official confirmation of it. Gen
eral Miles had restored Colonel Forsythe
to his command.'
PABSELL HAS MONEY.
That is Where he Holds the Advantage
Over McCarthy.
Lonoon, Jan. 4. Mr. Parnell spent
the day at Avondale. He will leave to
morrow for Boulogne, accompanied by
Timothy Harrington, and will meet Mr.
O'Brien, on Tuesday. Mr. Justin Mc
Carthy, it is stated, has expressed his
willingness to retire in favor of O'Brien.
The anti-Parnellites are very anxious on
the subject of funds, being pinched for
resources even for ordinary expenses,
while the evicted tenants are allowed to
shift as they may at the most trying
period of the year. But for this the
anti-Parnellites would pay little atten
tion to the Boulogne conference and go
right on with their claim to represent
the Irish national party. Parnell fully
understands his advantage,' and it is
asserted will not consent to unlock the
funds until an arrangement is arrived
at. He is himself apparently well sup
plied with money, and his agent was
recently able to lodge 19,000 in court
to await the result of a suit regarding
some property. It is said that O'Brien's
efforts have been chiefly directed to
bringing about an understanding that
would liberate the nationalist use of
money in Paris and subscriptions from
America. Healy is not willing that any
concession should be made eveu for this
obiect. Healy has independent means.
and his less fortunate colleagues do not
agree with him.
RAILROAD OFFICERS CHOSEN.
Election by the Astoria ft South Coast
Railroad Directors.
Astoria, Jan. 5. The directors of the
Astoria & South Coast railroad held a
meeting to-day and selected the follow
ing officers: 'J. Q. A. Bowlby, presi
dent ; Dr. Alfred Kinner, first vice-presi
dent ; B. Vandusen, second vice-presi
dent ; I. W. Case, treasurer ; executive
committee, Dr. Alfred Kinney (chair
man, D. K. Warren and E. M. Grimes.
The election of a secretary and financial
committeee was left until the next
meeting. In speaking of the selection of
a president Dr. Kinney said : "There
could not be a better officer in the po
sition, and I am more than pleased. Mr.
Bowlby will enjoy the confidence of
everyone, and under his direction we
may look to see something done," Hon.
C W. r niton expressed, himself in a
similar tone, saying he was much pleased
with the result of the election.
ONE THOUSAND HOMELESS.
A Fire in New Jersey Leaves a Large
Number of Hungarians Destitute.
Bergen Point, N. J., Jan. 7. Fire in
a densely populated Hungarian tene
ment section Bayonhe last night left
nearly 1000 Hungarians homeless. Two
double threo-story tenements and one
double four-story tenement adjoining
were wholly consumed with all their
contents. The people live like animals,
existing mainly on rye bread and stale
beer. 1 The houses were worth 15000.
All insisted upon staying in the burning
houses to save their property. The
police drove them out by force.
Bold Move of a Railroad.
Salem, Jan. 5. At Silverton Sunday
the recently widened narrow gauge Ore
gonian railway gained vantage ground,
The city had refused to let them widen
the side track running on Water street
from the main line to the mill. Bright
and early Sunday morning the railroad
company surprised the people of Silver-
ton by putting a large force of men at
work widening the gauge, and : before
the citizens realized what was going on,
the job was completed. It is expected
there will be litigation, as it is claimed
the right of way was never granted the
railroad to run on Water street. j ,'
Opium Smugglers Caught.
Portland, Jan. 7. Tlie police 'to-day
arrested Joe Billings and Thomas Collins
who had in charge about three handred
pounds of unstamped opium. Billings
and Collins were conveying opium in an
express wagon, to a hiding place in a
remote partof the city. Tlie opium was
turned over to the custom officers.
"WHY WAS FOKSYTHE JJEMOVJKD.
Hi Downfall Creates Amazement
In
Army Circles.
Omaha, Jan. 5. The Bee has the fol
lowing from its staff correspondent at
Pine Ridge Agency, S. D., via Rushville,
Neb.:
The suspension announcement of Gen
eral Forsythe came like a flash and cre
ates amazement in some minds. Official
mouths are closed to all inquiries on the
subject. It will probably become known
to the general public, however, later on
The unfortunate disposition of the
troops making it possible for them to do
cross-firing with the result of killing one
another, constitutes a part and possibly
the greater part of the foundation for
General Forsythe's suspension.
The seriousness of the situation here
is increasing. Short Bull, a leading hos
tile chief, who distinguished himself all
aiong aunng this trouble Dv never lor a
moment looking to amicable settlement,
but who has steadily stuck to his lair in
the Bad lands and has now assumed
eommand of a great body of the hostiles,
last night told our spies that he would
take this agency it it cost every warrior
he had. Half-breeds here have been in
formed by friends and relatives whom
some of them have among the hostiles
that they had better immediatly move
their families a long distance from the
agency, as a great raid and massacre
was certain. Half-breeds are showing
us what they think of this information
by getting their families out of here
with a rush. Government Herder John
Dwyer and Issue Clerk Pugh have both
discovered through their Indian friends
of years standing that a raid and massa
cre have been fully decided upon and
maturely planned, uenerai Allies is
thoroughly conversant with all those
facts, and himself says that our situation
is exceedingly critical. There are less
than 600 soldiers here.
WASHINGTON'S LEGISLATION.
I'rrmnneut Orgnnizallun Effected at
liupia To-day.
Olympia, Jan. 7. Tlie state legisla
ture net to-dav ana eiiected a ieriua-
nent cruiization by the election of E
T. Wilson of Kittitis county, president
ot the fenate, F. A. Shaw of Clark
coi'.ii:;.', speaker of the JioiiHe; C M.
Barton of Thurston count v secretary of
the senate: .!. !. Nh-kdson of WKutcom
county, chief clerk of the house.
Spokane Wants It All as Usual.
Milton, Or., Jan. 6. At the annual
meeting of the stock holders of S. D. A.
educational society was held to-day and
a special committee chosen to consider
plans for establishing a new college in
the northwest. Spokane Falls has
already offered donations of land and
cash valued at thirty-six thousand dol
lars. Walla Walla is also making great
efforts to secure the school and with
good prospects of success,
Died Like the Brave Man He Was.
Leavanwobth, Kan., Jan. 5. A let
ter from Pine Ridge agency details some
hitherto unknown facts concerning the
death of Captain Tallace at Wounded
Knee. He was found at the entrance of
an Indian lodge, with five dead war
riors lying near him, each corpse show
ing a bullet wound. Five of the
chambers of .the captain's revolver were
empty, and it is presumed Wallace killed
five Indians before dying.
New Hampshire Legislature.
Concord, N. H., Jan. 7. Both houses
of the legislature were called to order.
In the house Clerk Jewett proceeded to
call roll of members prepared by him.
Included in the roll were the names 'of
all "if entitled" members. The roll pre
pared by Clerk Jewett contains the
names of 179 Republicans and 158 Demo
crats. The Democrats made no effort to
obstruct the proceedings.
General Spinner's Funeral.
TJtica, N. Y., Jan. 4. The funeral of
the late General Francis Spinner, the
famous "watchdog of the treasury," was
held at Mohawk this afternoon at the
Reform church. There was a very large
attendance, and many officers and
attaches of the treasury department
were present.
The Burlington to Reach Kansas City.
Kansas City, Jan. 7. The officials of
the Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City
railroad announce that an agreement
has been reached with the Burlington
road whereby the trains will, within a
a few days, be running over that road
into Kansas City.
Boy Burned to Death in a Livery Stable.
Modesto, Cal., Jan. 7. This morning
Wallace's livery and feed stable, was
burned and a 16-year-old boy named
Jack Clay pool, twenty-two horses and
vehicles, harnesses, feed, etc., were
burned.
Senator McConnell Gets Soap.
Washington, Jan. 7. In the senate
this morning the Idaho senators drew
ballots for the term of service with the
result that Shoup secured the long and
McConnell the short term.
No Ghost
GuTHBIKm O.
Dance for Them.
T. Jan. 7. The great
ghost dance which was to have begun to
day at Red Rock and in which the rep-
resentatives of many territory tribes
were to participate, is a fizzle.
Second Time in charge of a Receiver.
Galveston, Tex., Jan. 7. Judge Par
dee has appointed Packard of Houston
receiver of the Texas western railroad.
This is the second placing of this prop
erty in the hands of a receiver.
A Big Fire at Cairo.
Cairo, HI. Jan. 7. Fire this morning
destroyed the building occupied by the
New York Dry Goods Co., provision and
grocery establishment. Total loss $105,-
000 ; partly insured.
The Irish Conference.
BouxoNGE. Jan. 7. The conference of
the Irish . leaders terminated to-day is
understood that the conference gives
promise of a peaceful settlement.
The Deadlock Unbroken.
ct. 1aul, Jan. . ihe deadlock in
the house of representatives inauge rated
yesterday over the election of speaker,
continues to-day.
Illinois Legislature Convened.
Springfield. Jan, 7. The thirty-
seventh general assembly of Illinois con
vened in regular session at noon to-day.
Jury Briber Pardoned,
Sacramento, Jan. 7. Gov. Waterman
has granted a pardon to D. J. Creighton, j
convicted of jury bribing.
THEY WANT TO QUIT.H0$TH DflLiliES, Wash.)
The Indians See their' Game is Ud
and Begin Surrendering to Gen
eral Miles.
INDIANS SURRENDERING.
Seventy Hostiles Came In- to General
Miles M ore to Follow.
W ashixgtox, Jan. 8. 10 :30 A. M.
General Schofield this morning received
the following telegram from Gen. Miles,
.1 ..... 1 D! Tl .' 1 T . i rt
uulctu tine jviugtj agency, Jan. otn " iU
Indians came in from hostile camp to.
day. Reports from there are Red Cloud,
Little Wound, Two Strike, Big Road
and others will come in to-morrow
HOW HE WAS KILLED.
General Miles Details How Lieutenant
Casey met His Death.
Washington, Jan. S. General Scho
field has received another telegram from
General Miles detailing the circumstan
ces of the killing of Lieutenant Casey by
the Indians, as follows : The Lieuten
ant with some of his scouts were watch
ing the hostile camp, and with one
Cheyenne met two Indians, Ogallala and
Brule. The Ogallala warned Lieutenant
Casey that the Brules were bad and
would shoot. As Lieutenant Casey
turned to go away, the Brule fired, strik
ing him in the.back of the head and kill
ing him instantly.
mere is a report ot neavy nnng in or
near the hostile camp that may be war
between two 'elements of the Indian
camps.
WARM TIMES IN NEBRASKA.
A Big Row in the Nebraska Legislature.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 8. The alliance
members took possession of the house
this morning. They placed the speaker
in the chair and put acordonof assistant
sergeants at arms around him. When
Lieut Governor Mickeljohn appeared,
he was not allowed to take his seat, but
stood in front of the speaker, ready to
call the joint session to order. The
speaker issued an order for the arrest of
the Lieut Governor on the charge.of mis
conduct in office and breach of the peace
The lieutenant-governor defied the offi
cers and was not taken into custody. A
committee from each party was sent
with a statement of the case to the
supreme court to assert which officer has
the constitutional right to preside.
uovenor Thayer has oraerea out a
company of national guards, and at 11
o'clock they have stacked arms in the
corriders of the capit ol. The- militia is
called out only as a precautionary
measure, there is little danger, of an
out break.
It is understood the supreme court
has issued a writ of mandamus directing
the speaker of the house to canvass the
returns.
The Sheriff of Lancaster county with
his deputies and the bailiff of the su
preme court has just burst in the doors
of the house ana fought' their way
through the crowd of Alliance men all
guarding the entrance. A writ has
been served on the speaker, and a mo
tion to take a recess until 3 o'clock was
declared carried by the lieutenant gov
ernor, and the democrats and republi
cans have left the hall.
The speaker of the house declared that
no recess had been taken, and all alliance
members' will remain and the roll is be
ing called. They will attempt to pro
ceed to business in joint session.
POSSIBLE TROUBLE IN IDAHO.
Boise City and Pocatello Much
Excited
Over the Indians.
Boise City, Idaho, Jan. 8. There is
no truth in the report of the burning of
Pocatello. Considerable excitement
prevails both there and at Blackfoot
over the hostile attitude of the Bannocks
on Fort Hall reservation. .
Governor Wiley to-day received a tel
egram from Blackfoot requesting him to
forword fifty1 . guns and ammunition.
The telegram further stated that danger
is possible, and no arms are available,
and that a permanent militia organiza
tion is being perfected. In response to
the telegram the Govenor has just
shipped fifty guns, and three thousand
rounds of ammunition.
General Manager Ressiguie and Sup
erintendent Ryder, U. P. R. R., have
telegraphed from Pocatello to Governor
Willey stating there is danger of an
Indian outbreak, and requesting troops
to he sent to that place : they are ready
. ...... .
to lurnisn transportation.
The Railroad Presidents.
New Yobk, Jan., 8. A meeting ofl
railroad president assembled here this
morning. President Miller of the St.
Paul road presided. At noon President
Cable came from the conference room.
He said onlv the routine business had
been transacted so far and that a friend
ly feeling had been manifested by all
those present.
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, HI. Jan. 8. Wheat steady.
cash WJ$u?6, may vtft.
San Francisco Market.
San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 8. Wheat
buyer 90, season $1.49.
A prominent physician and old army
surgeon in eastern Iowa, was called
away from home for a few days : during
his absence one of the children contracted
a severe cold and his wife bought a
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
tor it. ihey -were so much pleased
with the remedy that they afterwards
used several bottles at various times,
He said, from his experience with it.
he regarded it as the most reliable pre
paration in use for colds and that it
came the nearest being a specific of any
medicine he had ever seen. ior sale by
hnipes s -h-inersly.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
The firm existing under the firm
name of Brooks & Beers is this day dis
solved by mutual consent by the
retiring of Mr. S. L. Brooks. The busi
ness will be carried on by Mesers. G.
F. Beers, and R. E. Williams under
the firm name of "The Dalles Mer
cantile Co." The new firm will pay all
liahiuties and collect all debts.
Samuel L. Brooks.
G. F. Beers.
January 1, 1891.
Having retired from the above firm.
I desire to return my thanks to the pub
lic for generous and friendly patronage
and to ask for the new firm a continu
ance of the same. Sam'l. L. Brooks.
dlhW your catoe!
AM NOW PREPARED TO DE HORS CAT,
TLE. No stubs left. For partioulsni, terms,
etc, etc., address, (timing uuuiueroi rame)
S. E. LANDKK,
BAKE OVEN, OR.
In the last two weeks
have been made at Portland, Tacoma, Forest
Grove, McMinnville and The Dalles. All
are satisfied that
Worth Dalles
Is now the place for investment,
-.,. . iii
ufactoi ies are to he added and
m on fc TKh ,invf OH
i titviit.i iiiawv j 1 1 r; tit,j.imjrit. vi i i i iu i nio
porta nt ones for this new city.
Call at the office of the
Interstate
Or 72 Washinjrton St- PfYRTT. A "NT Or
O. D. TAYLOR, THE
H.
Dealer in
fancy;go()ds and notions,
CLOTHING, HATS AND CAPS,
Boots and Shoes etc.
PRICES LOW AND CASH ONLY.
JOLES
-: DEALERS IN :
Staple ag Fancy Gnies,
Hay, Grain
Gheap Express Wagons fl& 1 and 2. p
Orders left at the Stcre will receive prompt attention.
Trunks and Packages delivered to any part of the City.
Wagons always on hand when Trains or Boat arrive.
No. 122 Cor. Washingtorfand Third. Sts.
Clearance Sale!
For the Purposeof Disposing of our
Fall and Winter Millinery,
Will Sell so CHEAP that
new hat if only for "Looks."
Tlie TJallea,
Grandall
MANUFACTURERS
FURNITURE
Undertakers and Embalmers.
NO. 166 SECOND STREET.
I. C. NICKELSEN,
- DEALER EM
STATIONERY, NOTIONS,
BOOKS AND MUSIC. :
or. of Third and Washington Sts, The Dallesr
D. W. EDWARDS,
DEALER
Paints, Oils, Glass, Wall Papers, Decora-
M, Artists' Materials, Oil PaiMiis, Qronios anfl Steel Eiiotr
Mouldings and Picture
Etc., Paper Trimmed Free.
Zloture Frame made to Osrcioi-.
276 and 278, Second Street. -
:For the Best Brands and Purest Quality of Wines and liquors, go to:
J. O. MACK,
Ufyolesale : Ijcjuor : Dealer,
V 117 SECOND ST.
large sales of lots
" The Largesj
fn the West.
The New
Boot and Shoe
FACTORY.
ftmtnre HTy.
. Wire Works.
Man. CUsmicaT
New
large unprove-
LdUUfiuuiJ.
NEW BRIDGE.
Several
.Hue Maps.
Seta Railroad
,1. ,t,:n i..
Investment Co..
DALLES, Or.
Herbring,
BROS
and Feed.
it will pay you to have a
MRS. PHILLIPS, 81 Third Street.
Orecon.
& Bupqet,
AND DEALERS JX
CARPETS.
IN
Frames, Cornice Poles
- - The Dalles, Or.
THE DALLES, OR.